PHLEUM PRATENSE. 



LINNAEUS. KOCH. LEERS. PARNELL. SMITH. HOOKER. WILLDENOW. 



LINDLEY. GREVILLE. KNAPP. 



MARTYN. SCHREBER. SCHRADER. SINCLAIR. SOWERBY. HUDSON. 

 WITHERING. SIBTHORP. ABBOT. RELH. HULL. 



PLATE VIII. B. 



PJdeum nodosum, LINN^US. WILLDENOW. LEERS. 



" " OEDER. SINCLAIR. 



Alopecurus bulhosus, DICKSON. 



Gramen typkoides minus, MORISON. 



" typldnum minus, GERARDE. 



The Cats-tail Grass. 



Pkleum Reed Mace. Pratense Meadow. 



PHLEUM. Linnaus. Stigmas long and slender. Floret consisting of 

 two paleae, which are not awiied. Panicle spiked. Spikelets laterally 

 compressed. Glumes parallel, about equal in size, longer than the floret. 

 There are six British species. 



Name derived from the Greek, formerly applied, it is conjectured, to 

 the Reed Mace. 



A COMMON species, known as Timothy Grass, growing in 

 moist soils, common in Great Britain in meadows and pastures. 

 It has been recommended as a good agricultural Grass, from 

 the nutritive matter in its flower stems, yet cattle are not fond 

 of it, and it appears to be of too slow growth for the after- 

 math, in order for it to become a remunerative Grass. Mr. 

 Sinclair condemns its being grown alone in fields, but recom- 

 mends it amongst other species as a valuable addition. 



Found in Lapland, Sweden, Norway, and North America. 



